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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hard·en /ˈhɑːdn $ ˈhɑːrdn/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] 1 HARDto become firm or stiff, or to make something firm or stiff (使)变硬；(使)坚固；(使)硬化 OPP soften It will take about 24 hours for the glue to harden. 胶水干透大约需要24小时。2 STRICTif your attitude hardens, or if something hardens it, you become more strict and determined and less sympathetic (使)变得更坚定；(使)变得强硬 OPP soften Attitudes towards the terrorists have hardened even more since the attack. 自从那次袭击后，对待恐怖分子的态度更加强硬了。3 written if your face or voice hardens, or if something hardens it, you look or sound less sympathetic or happy (使)〔脸色、嗓音〕变得冷峻 OPP soften His face hardened momentarily, then he looked away. 他的脸色一时阴沉下来，随即把头转向一边。4. harden your heart EMOTIONALto make yourself not feel pity or sympathy for someone 硬起心肠→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
harden• Kiki thought about these things as she was lying naked in her bed wishing the fudge would harden.• Pores enlarge and the skin slowly becomes coarser, as its natural collagen hardens.• The glue needs about 24 hours to harden.• Isobel glanced at her husband, and saw his face had hardened, and that his eyes were angry.• The clay needs to harden before it can be painted.• The ground was hardened by a sharp frost making the going firm on a fine, sunny day.• Steel is hardened by heating it to a very high temperature.• When Glover folded back the blanket her expression hardened, her face became the fixed eyes and mouth of a hawk.• The girl had hardened her heart so much; there was no point in giving her further cause.• I try to harden myself, push the guilt away.• Opposition to the peace talks has hardened since the attack.• Harden the chocolates by putting them in the fridge.• Much of the mountain consists of volcanic ash, long since hardened to jagged rock.• The death of a parent can harden young people, making them bitter.From Longman Business Dictionaryhardenhard‧en /ˈhɑːdnˈhɑːrdn/ verb [intransitive] British English FINANCE if prices on a financial market harden, they go upTesco hardened 4 pence to 225.5 pence.→ See Verb tablehard·en verbChineseSyllable
make firm to Corpus stiff, or Business become to something or
harden
hard‧en /ˈhɑːdn $ ˈhɑːrdn/
verb [intransitive and transitive]
OPP soften:
It will take about 24 hours for the glue to harden.
2. if your attitude hardens, or if something hardens it, you become more strict and determined and less sympathetic
OPP soften:
Attitudes towards the terrorists have hardened even more since the attack.
3. written if your face or voice hardens, or if something hardens it, you look or sound less sympathetic or happy
OPP soften:
His face hardened momentarily, then he looked away.
4. harden your heart to make yourself not feel pity or sympathy for someone
hard‧en /ˈhɑːdn $ ˈhɑːrdn/
verb [intransitive and transitive] Word Family: noun: hardship, hardness, hardiness; adjective: hard, hardened, hardy; adverb: hard, hardly; verb: harden
1. to become firm or stiff, or to make something firm or stiff OPP soften:
2. if your attitude hardens, or if something hardens it, you become more strict and determined and less sympathetic
OPP soften:
3. written if your face or voice hardens, or if something hardens it, you look or sound less sympathetic or happy
OPP soften:
4. harden your heart to make yourself not feel pity or sympathy for someone